BANGKOK (AP) More than 2,000 oarsmen have spent months preparing for a centuries-old Thai royal tradition that will fill Bangkoks Chao Phraya River with a fleet of intricately decorated barges on Friday. The Royal Barge Procession is held in time for the annual Buddhist Kathin ceremony, which takes place after the end of Buddhist...

A man is dead after a shooting Sunday afternoon in Prince Georges County, Maryland.

For the fifth time, officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be hosting a gun buyback event in exchange for financial help Saturday.

Sunday At Pleasant Valley Little Rock, Ark. Purse: $2.3 million Yardage: 7,101; Par: 72 Final Round Darren Fichardt, $365,000 69-61-64194 -22 Zach Johnson, $210,000 64-67-64195 -21 Jerry Kelly, $183,000 68-67-67202 -14 Scott Hend, $121,500 71-67-65203 -13 Sren Kjeldsen, $121,500 67-70-66203 -13 George McNeill, $121,500 68-71-64203 -13 Alex Cejka, $73,633 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Justice Department on Sunday defended the accuracy of a list of what it says are more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens registered to vote in California and suggested that a federal judge consider whether an immigrant rights group and its lawyers should face contempt charges after they published an analysis of the...

The Loudoun County Sheriffs Department is asking people to stay alert while authorities search for a man they say is armed and dangerous.

Week 8 of the NFL season features a battle for the AFC West lead as the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Denver Broncos. The Baltimore Ravens face the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Chargers take on the Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Washington Commanders. The Chicago Bears play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday....

South Florida (6-2) at East Carolina (4-4), Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m. EST. Opening Line: South Florida by 1.5. Against the spread: South Florida 4-4, East Carolina 4-4. How to watch: ESPN2 Key stats South Florida Offense Overall: 317.9 yards per game (128th in FBS) Passing: 169.9 yards per game (125th) Rushing: 148 yards per...

Texas State (4-4) at Oregon State (5-3), Nov. 7 at 10:30 p.m. EST. Opening Line: Oregon State by 7.5. Against the spread: Oregon State 6-2, Texas State 4-4. How to watch: The CW Key stats Oregon State Offense Overall: 517.4 yards per game (4th in FBS) Passing: 383.4 yards per game (1st) Rushing: 134 yards...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) A business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood Sunday, erupting in a massive fireball. The Learjet 60 was carrying nine people when it crashed in a residential area in Floridas Palm Beach County, federal officials said. The Bahamas-bound jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas,...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) A business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood, erupting in a massive fireball.

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayeds former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials on Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the general election contest after Democratic tensions boiled over. The move came after Stevens was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed as he campaigned for the Michigan...

SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) Flash flooding prompted mandatory evacuation orders in parts of the Southwest on Sunday as heavy rains in the normally arid region have already brought deadly flooding this fall. Officials in the tourist destination of Sedona, Arizona, ordered residents in areas near Oak Creek to leave immediately as flood waters were rising...

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) The United Arab Emirates presidential adviser said Sunday that his country hopes a diplomatic breakthrough in Qatar-led mediations is possible to avert a new round of confrontation between the U.S. and Iran. The Iran war, which began on Feb. 28 with joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel followed by attacks...

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) The U.N.’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.S.-Russia standoff at U.N. headquarters over the territorys future. The end of the mission raises concerns about stability in the region. Rich in minerals and fisheries, Western Sahara is a...

WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Chris Murphy is in the hospital after having a stroke, according to the Connecticut Democrat’s office. In a statement Sunday, Murphy’s chief of staff, Allison Herwitt, said the senator started experiencing numbness in his arm while at his sons hockey game on Saturday. He was taken to a local hospital, where...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) Israeli police on Sunday released two of three suspects in a case of alleged voter bribery, weakening efforts by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud party to discredit last weeks parliamentary election. Likud has said without giving evidence that Arab-led parties stole the election in which Netanyahu’s bloc lost its majority...

CAIRO (AP) Drone strikes knocked out power substations in two northern Sudanese towns on Sunday, the latest in a week of attacks on electricity stations across army-held areas that Sudans government and a rights group blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The strikes on Al-Dabbah in Northern state and Abu Hamad in River...

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in October.

LONDON (AP) Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he is open to making a formal apology for Britain’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, a significant shift in the U.K.’s position in a long-running debate on whether and how the country should right the wrongs of its past. Ahead of his meeting...

Fairfax County police released surveillance video of a suspect accused of following an Annandale bank customer and stealing $2,400 from the victim's vehicle.

WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan said Sunday that he doubted claims by his Democratic opponent that she had no idea her top political aides were involved in recruiting a retired schoolteacher also named Dan Sullivan onto the ballot to confuse voters in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate. Republicans...

DETROIT (AP) Michigan Democrats are heading to church in Detroit on Sunday in an attempt to present a united front behind Abdul El-Sayed in a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate. But one prominent Democrat is expected to be missing from the pews. U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost in the...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Filmmaker Michael Mann was injured at a gun range on Saturday in Los Angeles. He was taken to a hospital where he was treated and is being released, his representative told The Associated Press on Sunday. Mann sustained what his representative described as a superficial injury after a weapon accidentally discharged...

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